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Month: December 2017

Netflix is the gift and the curse that millennials (hate that word) has to deal with…the blessing of entertaining shows and trash movies has ruined many grades and increased flopping on social events 10x more likely. What Netflix is known for is it’s shows and that makes sense cause it has some amazing ones, when I scrolled through looking for a new one I landed on She’s Gotta Have It. This show is based on the Spike Lee movie by the same name and explores the same themes with a modern twist. I’m a big fan of Insecure (season 1 & 2 review on the way) which is a comedy centered around a black woman and the relationships she has in the modern world, on concept alone these two shows are the very similar BUT THAT’S WHERE THE SIMILARITIES END! If I was to sum this show in one phrase: corny and missing the mark. Before I go IN on this like 13 Reasons Why, imma put 3 things I loved about the show and 3 reasons I disliked it. To not waste your time, issa 3/5. SPOILER ALERT DO NOT READ ANY MORE UNTIL YOU FINISHED THE SHOW!

First off I will acknowledge some important points. I’m a man, I have privilege that I’m aware of, I’m also a black man so my views are different from most. I’m a brother, a son and have multiple layers so before y’all come at me Imma make it clear that these opinions are my own. You can (and will) disagree and I expect you to. Now let’s get to the topic it. Over the past month we have seen sexual assaults, harassment, molestation and other disgusting allegations towards men in media (music, movies, journalism, etc.). This moved to the #MeToo movement where women raised their voices telling their honest raw stories about abuse. When I first saw the Harvey Weinstean accusations I thought this was bullshit, for real I saw it as Crosby 2.0 but worse. I was thinking bruh, these women want to finesse the pockets of this powerful man they want to sue the hell out of this guys and make money. A month later, I still think it’s bullshit but I came to the conclusion that this is a men’s issue and I’ll explain why. Continue reading “#MeToo (A male point of view)”→